After Row Over PM Modi's Video, Meta Writes To Centre, Outlines Safeguards
Meta said posts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent accounts will face extra checks after a brief Facebook restriction, officials said.
- On Thursday, India summoned US-headquartered Meta executives after Facebook briefly restricted a video post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.
- Modi's July 23 video addressed exam paper leaks and student protests, forcing the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on July 25 and garnering more than 404 million views on Instagram.
- While Meta attributed the restriction to a technical glitch, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology found the explanation "inadequate," prompting new protocols for prominent accounts as of July 28.
- Electronics and IT Secretary S. Krishnan stated the government will hold policy and technical discussions with Meta within the next week, with new safeguards requiring review by at least two senior officials.
- As India remains Facebook's biggest market by users, the government seeks to ensure content from prominent public figures remains accessible and protected from future moderation errors.
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Recently, a post by PM Modi was temporarily removed from Facebook by Meta. The government has summoned senior officials from Facebook's parent company, Meta, for the second time regarding this matter. The government wants to know how Meta could remove the PM's post. Simply citing a technical glitch is not sufficient.
Government to hold policy, tech discussions with Meta within a week on removal of PM Modi’s post
The government has summoned Meta's public policy head after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post, on July 23, addressing India's youth and promising stringent measures against exam paper leaks, was briefly restricted by the US-headquartered social media giant.
After Row Over PM Modi's Video, Meta Writes To Centre, Outlines Safeguards
Outlining the enhanced safeguards for PM Modi's posts, Meta has said that prominent accounts to get additional oversight. Going forward, only senior Meta officials will vet such posts, sources said.
<p style="text-align: justify;">After the video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on Facebook was removed, the government summoned senior officials of the social media company Meta regarding the matter. Following the notice issued by the central government, Meta company wrote a letter to the <a href="https://www.abplive.com/search?s=modi-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">central government</a> on Wednesday (July 29, 2026). In the l…
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